This is the thrilling account of an extraordinary life in law enforcement.

Specialising in technical Surveillance, Victoria Police Inspector Andrew Atkinson dedicated himself to riding our world of murderers, corruption, terrorists and underworld crime syndicates. Now retired, Atkinson can let us inside his days as a peacekeeper in East Timor with the United Nations, an advisor to the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee and the deceptive world of police surveillance.

Chased through the bush, hunted in the night by a shotgun wielding felon, being threatened in a bar by the notorious Jason Moran, to a 'stolen' car belonging to underworld killer Carl Williams, Atkinson spent his 27-year career submerged in a world of crime.

Atkinson has experienced the horrors of road trauma, the impact of drugs on society and even wrapped his raincoat around a half-naked Rachel Griffiths protesting the opening of Crown Casino. Atkinson's driving force to correct injustice has shown him a world filled with tragedy, pain and deceit, yet he never lost sight of the humanity that can flourish in spite of trauma.

Recounting Atkinson's devotion to his greatest project in life, this autobiography has the fierce page-turning power of a bestselling novel, yet A Life in Law Enforcement is a terrifying true crime story that is simply unforgettable.